by A.J. Focht
After fourteen years, the Harry Potter series is coming to an end. The first book was published in 1997, and with the release of the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the journey comes to a close. Deathly Hallows premiered in London on July 7, and then in New York City on July 11. The internet has all but blown up since as fans avidly await the world wide release on July 15. The film is currently holding a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and shows no signs of falling. The video game by the same name and the official film soundtrack were released on July 12, 2011.
Harry Potter might be the biggest news of the week, but it wasn’t the only news. Yesterday, the first teaser poster for the Dark Knight was revealed. But that was only the second most exciting news surrounding the Caped Crusader in the past 7 days, as it was announced that Adam West will have a cameo in the upcoming film.
Is it too early to be thinking of a Transformers trilogy? No, not the one that just ended, a whole new one. Not according to producer Don Murphy. Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf are both walking away, but the series isn’t over, and is likely to see another trilogy in the same continuity (aka no ‘reboot’ in sight).
Surprisingly, AMC’s The Walking Dead looks to be one of the most anticipated events from the upcoming Comic-Con. The season two trailer released this last week only reminded us of the excruciating wait till October. A handful of lucky Comic-Con goers can curb their hunger for more Walking Dead by grabbing one of the limited first edition copies of the board game, which will be released in August.
AMC doesn’t have the only noteworthy zombies of the week. In fact, their news pales in comparison to the announcement that Evil Dead 4 is in the works. The cult classic series is aiming to add one more small ‘indie’ film to the collection. For those skeptics out there take it from ol’ Bruce himself. He posted on his newly active Twitter account:
That’s it for this week. Check back next week for more from Comic-Con, and the weekend results from the Harry Potter finale.
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